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RE: Safety Tech Procedure

To: "washburn" <washburn@dwave.net>
Subject: RE: Safety Tech Procedure
From: "Bill Fuhrmann" <bfuhrman@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:16:07 -0500
> You can I suppose.  After this weekend, however, I would recommend
> checking it by actually depressing the throttle pedal all the way down
. . .
> An older Z car went wild on course Saturday after completing
> a practice excercise at
. . .
> near the car a white faced novice got out and said the throttle stuck.
. . .
> Turns out his carpets were not
> fully fastened or glued down, and the pedal was hanging up on it.  Check
> those loose carpets techies.

If the Z car was silver, I am the culprit.  I remember teching it on
Saturday.  We were checking carpet but apparently missed that one.

In this case, depressing the throttle fully in the car may or may not have
been useful.  The carpet may have shifted while the person was pushing
pedals while on course.  All that would have been moot if we had caught the
loose carpeting.

PLEASE -- EVERYONE -- do not be shy about telling the appropriate people
(politely of course) if you see something that could be improved in
procedures or that slips by accidentally.  If you have good people in your
positions of responsibility, they will appreciate the assistance.




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